Today’s Top Ecommerce News

65% of global smartphone owners use Android OS: stats (eConsultancy)“Android use has climbed from 27% in 2012 to 65% in 2013. An even more impressive figure is the 270% increase in Android use since the end of 2011. These figures come from the Q4 2013 market research study by GlobalWebIndex (GWI), in which 170,000 respondents were interviewed in 32 markets, representing 89% of the global internet population. Here are some more fascinating stats from the study involving device ownership and privacy.”

Streamlined Shipping, Order Processing for Etailers(Website Magazine)“The ShipStation application automatically retrieves and consolidates order information from more than 40 sales channels, including marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Newegg and Etsy, and e-commerce shopping cart platforms such as Shopify, Volusion, Magento and Bigcommerce. This service not only offers retailers expanded sales opportunities, but also saves them hours of work by eliminating the manual compilation of each day’s orders from multiple sources.”